Curtain light



Nov-17, 1925. 1,562,356

E. MANDEL cunnm mom Filed Dec. 29, 1924 WITNESSES mvamoa AL?- Elia: Mazda BY %!414/A Q6 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES ELIAS MANDEL, or BROOKLYN, new YORK;

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Application filed December 29, 1924. Serial No. 758,760.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS MANUEL, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Curtain Light, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to a frame for securing a curtain light in position.

The general object of my invention is to provide a frame for a curtain light im proved with respect tothe means for securing the glass, whereby the light may be emplaced with the facility and the assurance of the frame and light being elfeetively held to the curtain.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a. part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure l, is an elevation of my improved curtain light, the view being taken at the inner side of said light;

Figure 2 is a detail in cross section on the line 22, Figure 1; V

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 33, Figure 1;

Figure I is an elevation of the front clamping ring;

Figure washer;

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank for forming the ring shown in Figure 4.

In the drawing the letter A indicates a portion of the curtain material, and B, the glass. In accordance with my invention I provide a front ring 10 hollow or approximately concave at the inner side so that the outer edge 11 will form a line contact with the curtain material A. The ring 10 is formed from a blank 110 shown in Figure 6 and on the inner edge of said ring 10, tongues 12 are formed, and shorter tongues 13 alternating with the tongues 12 and all in the plane of the ring blank 110.

The blank having been formed the tongues 13 are bent at right angles so that the terminal end is perpendicular to the general plane of the ring and a seating area 113 is formed adj aeent the base of each tongue 13 as shownin Figures 3 and 4, on which the glass B at the edge thereof is received. Before the glass is seated, the tongues 12 are also given 5 is an elevation of the clamping a right angular bend from their original plane to provide a seat 112 for the glass and alternating with the seats 113. When the glass-B is in position on the seats 112, 113, the terminal ends of the tongue. 13 are bentlaterally inward over the glass as at 213, Figure 3. A washer ring 14 is employed at the back or inner side of the light, the inner edge overlying the glass B while the outer portion bears against the curtain material A. Said washer 14 is formed with slots 15 to permit saidwasher to be passed over the projecting ends of the tongues 12 on said tongues which then bent laterally outward as at 212 to overlie the outer portion of the washer to bind said washer and the edge 11 of said ring tightly against the curtain material A.-

I would state furthermore that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: r

1. Aframe for a curtain light including a front ring and a washer disposed at the back of the frame, a series of bendable tongues on said ring at the inner edge presenting seats for the edge of the glass of the light, and longer tongues also on said'ring at the inner edge and bendableito present seats for the lass, the terminals of said first-mentioned tongues being of a length to be bent inward over the glass and the longer tongues adapted to extend through said washer and bendable to engage the outer portion of the washer.

2. In a curtain light, a front ring having on the inner edge thereof tongues bendable to present seats for the glass of the light, and longer tongues; together with means engageable-by said longer tongues to hold the said front ring in positionin the curtain.

3. A curtain light including a glass, a ring havingtongues on the of bent laterally outward in the form ofseats for said glass and bentlaterally inward over the edge portion of the glass;

together with longer tongues on said inner edge of said ring, and a washer at the opposite side of the frame from said ring, said inner edge therelonger tongues being bent laterallyoutward and retaining said washer in place.

4. A curtain light including a; front ring, a series of tongues on said ring and bent twice to present seats for the glass and to overlie the glass for retaining the same in position, and longer tongues also bent to present seats for the glass, and a Washer at senting tongues extend, said bent lziter'ally ctr-twat to hold the parts in 21 slots through which the longer longer tongues being cl through said Washer ssembled relation.

ELIAS MANDEL. 

